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Prerequisites: ENL101, ENL102 Multidisciplinary perspective of the phenomena of women and aging in American society in a team-taught format. The experiences of older women are explored through literature, oral histories, and intergenerational class projects to determine the forces that affect quality of life and productivity in later life. Cross-listed as GRT 346, WMS 346
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: ENL101, ENL102 Advanced study of a specialized topic chosen by the instructor. Cross-listed as WMS 347
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Prerequisites: ENL101, ENL102 Analysis, evaluation, comparison, and appreciation of plays by 20th-century American women playwrights and insights into their themes and the images of women which they create.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: ENL 260 Theory and practice of teaching secondary English in its three dominant areas of reading, writing, and rhetorical analysis of literary works. Special focus will be upon how students acquire language and theoretical skills within the complex milieu of classrooms and how teachers can enhance that learning by translating sound theory into a broad range of learning activities and classroom strategies. This course is required for certification in secondary English teaching in Massachusetts.
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Prerequisites: ENL 260 An advanced professional writing course focusing on methods of gathering, analyzing, organizing, and presenting data in graphic, written, and oral forms; on formatting reports and proposals; and on revising and editing for clarity and conciseness.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: ENL 260 Development of a comprehensive understanding of the principles and purposes of public relations. This writing-intensive course explores rhetorical strategies used by individuals, agencies, corporations, and governments to reach intended audiences. Students gain experience in public speaking and writing press releases, brochures, speeches, and audio-visual press releases.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: ENL 257, 260 A study of rhetorical traditions, focusing on major theoreticians from Aristotle to Kenneth Burke. Depending on instructor, the course will concentrate on such topics as Classical rhetoric (from 5th-century B.C. through the English Renaissance), 18th-century rhetoric (Smith, Blair, Whately, Campbell), or contemporary rhetoric (Toulmin, Burke, Richards, Perelman, Kinneavy, Searle).
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: ENL 260 An examination of language’s pivotal role in shaping a culture’s values, beliefs, biases, and world view. By reading a broad range of essays, excerpts, and articles, students will learn how language shapes thought, molds perceptions, and determines how we think about and react to various people, groups, and cultures. Students will write a series of articles for lay audiences based on what they learn during the course.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: ENL 257 A study of non-traditional rhetorics, including established and emerging sub-disciplines and important areas of contemporary research. Depending upon instructor the course will focus on such topics as visual rhetorics, digital rhetorics, rhetorics of place, organization rhetoric, composition theory, and more. Course may be repeated with a change of focus.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: ENL 260 An advanced writing course emphasizing the application of the principles of argument (from ENL 260) to a variety of rhetorical situations. The course covers refinement of notions of persuasive content and logical organization in any discourse, development of a keen sense of style as outlook - of the figures of language and the range of connotation.
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